3 . It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any________, sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies________at my desk, a pale woman and four children.

“Are you all________?” I asked. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.

But when it came to________of their problems, things got a little strange. Two of the children had headaches, but they didn’t show any________of headaches at all. Two children had earaches,   but only one could tell me which ear was affected. The mother________of a cough but seemed to work to produce it.

Something was wrong. Our hospital policy,________, was not to turn away any patient. I explained it might be a little while before a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit________“Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.”

Then, I checked their registration form out of curiosity. No address—they were________.The waiting room was warm. I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless________in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of________on Christmas, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get________on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a________emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.

We were all________a free meal on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our________.We needed presents. We________from different departments candies, fruits and other things________that could be presents. As seriously as we met the________needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.

____, as the family walked to the door to leave, the mother came______back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”

1.

A．customers

B．workers

C．patients

D．doctors

2.

A．took in

B．showed up

C．came out

D．looked on

3.

A．tired

B．hungry

C．warm

D．sick

4.

A．comments

B．descriptions

C．instructions

D．results

5.

A．systems

B．symbols

C．signs

D．secrets

6.

A．explained

B．expressed

C．compared

D．complained

7.

A．therefore

B．otherwise

C．moreover

D．however

8.

A．shyly

B．calmly

C．happily

D．politely

9.

A．homeless

B．greedy

C．clever

D．lonely

10.

A．Christmas

B．holiday

C．woman

D．family

11.

A．working

B．interrupting

C．managing

D．operating

12.

A．present

B．relief

C．warm

D．approval

13.

A．beneficial

B．friendly

C．different

D．medical

14.

A．rewarded

B．allowed

C．offered

D．ordered

15.

A．guests

B．relations

C．brothers

D．neighbors

16.

A．borrowed

B．received

C．bought

D．collected

17.

A．available

B．useful

C．convenient

D．expensive

18.

A．healthy

B．tragic

C．physical

D．mental

19.

A．Soon

B．Next

C．Later

D．Gradually

20.

A．to run

B．run

C．and ran

D．running

4 . After I made my_______   I walked back into the   _______   . I got in my car but had to wait to     _______ because of all the cars _________   at the red stop light. I looked out of my car window and saw something on the pavement. A single butterfly was wildly _________ its wings but not getting off the _______ . It was right in front of a truck's _________ too. Without thinking I got out of my car, held my hand up _______ the truck driver wouldn't move forward , and bent down to look at the butterfly. One of its legs was ________ in what looked like soda（苏打水）.I reached down and ________ the butterfly as ________ as I could. I lifted its ________ up and suddenly it was ________ . I opened my ________ and up it flew towards the shining sun. My own eyes shone brighter and my own heart felt____________as I watched it.

Now a lot of people might ________ why I would step out into traffic like that to __________a single butterfly. All I can say is that my heart was ________ me at that moment. And when I was done I felt more like my true self than I had all day. ________ your days with goodness and love. And your heart will feel as light as a butterfly.

1.

A．surprise

B．relief

C．inspiration

D．reminder

2.

A．purchase

B．decision

C．application

D．promise

3.

A．store

B．heat

C．queue

D．mess

4.

A．climb out

B．climb over

C．pull out

D．pull over

5.

A．slowed down

B．speeded up

C．lined up

D．broke down

6.

A．hurting

B．beating

C．expanding

D．cleaning

7.

A．floor

B．car

C．ground

D．truck

8.

A．headlight

B．door

C．window

D．tire

9.

A．so

B．but

C．because

D．although

10.

A．injured

B．spread

C．stuck

D．placed

11.

A．admired

B．cupped

C．comforted

D．observed

12.

A．tightly

B．gently

C．bravely

D．quietly

13.

A．burden

B．wing

C．spirit

D．leg

14.

A．free

B．alive

C．calm

D．elegant

15.

A．bag

B．pocket

C．eyes

D．hands

16.

A．purer

B．harder

C．heavier

D．lighter

17.

A．wonder

B．understand

C．clarify

D．forget

18.

A．describe

B．study

C．rescue

D．treat

19.

A．following

B．judging

C．forcing

D．guiding

20.

A．Fill

B．End

C．Begin

D．Reward

5 . It was a mid April－a time when the planet Earth turns under the hot rays of the Sun. There was a large desert in Africa with no trace of _______ except a little rose. There was not a bird or a tree in _______ . The sand dunes(沙丘) became piles of burning coal as the days _______ . But the little rose _______ the cruelty of the Sun. The Sun was very _______ to have seen the rose’s ability to _________ such unfavorable conditions.

One afternoon, the Sun said to the little _______ , “Dear Rose! I am the supreme power in this universe. I have the _______ to give and take life. Thousands of living things _______ every day, as they are not able to bear with my heat. But, you have been weathering even my hottest rays ________ any complaint. May I know the source that gave you this great ________ ?”

“Oh, mighty Sun,” the little rose said ________ , “I don’t know much about this desert. But it appears ________ and there seems to be no one else in the whole world my eye could stretch. I began to feel ________ for the loneliness of this desert and ________ to help it as possible as I could. And in this process, I never ________ anything that causes pain to me. My whole ________ has been to be a good friend to this desert and ________ its loneliness.”

________ by the little rose’s care for the large desert, the Sun offered a(n)________－millions of other roses filled the desert with their sweet smells and thus turned the entire stretch into a great oasis of life.

1.

A．history

B．human

C．life

D．death

2.

A．silence

B．sight

C．turn

D．trouble

3.

A．passed by

B．set down

C．came up

D．got through

4.

A．stood

B．avoided

C．conquered

D．disliked

5.

A．pleased

B．surprised

C．disappointed

D．frightened

6.

A．change

B．follow

C．improve

D．survive

7.

A．child

B．friend

C．flower

D．animal

8.

A．power

B．chance

C．duty

D．right

9.

A．grow

B．die

C．stop

D．live

10.

A．with

B．over

C．through

D．without

11.

A．failure

B．force

C．strength

D．success

12.

A．gently

B．proudly

C．fluently

D．rudely

13.

A．small

B．far

C．thick

D．large

14.

A．sorry

B．lucky

C．happy

D．angry

15.

A．refused

B．decided

C．agreed

D．accepted

16.

A．experienced

B．collected

C．solved

D．forgot

17.

A．courage

B．bravery

C．kindness

D．concern

18.

A．play jokes on

B．think highly of

C．get rid of

D．pay attention to

19.

A．Attracted

B．Touched

C．Injured

D．Educated

20.

A．expense

B．salary

C．praise

D．reward

6 . A _______thing happened _______me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day _______ I drove to go for a look in the country.

On the way back home, my _______ stopped. It was out of gas on a _______ road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone _______could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile _______ I finally found a house near the _______. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.

I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair _______. She said, “I’ve been ________for you here for a long time. Come in. ________ is almost ready.”

“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t ________what she was talking about.

“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You ________tea,” said she.

I quickly________ that my car was out of ________, but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept ________ me Alfred and talking about how long it had been________she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I ________.

Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my ________, he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t ________ anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”

1.

A．happy

B．strange

C．common

D．bad

2.

A．on

B．in

C．upon

D．to

3.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．that

4.

A．car

B．bus

C．bike

D．truck

5.

A．narrow

B．lonely

C．crowded

D．busy

6.

A．what

B．whom

C．who

D．how

7.

A．before

B．after

C．while

D．as

8.

A．street

B．block

C．way

D．road

9.

A．came

B．answered

C．opened

D．appeared

10.

A．asking

B．looking

C．calling

D．waiting

11.

A．Gas

B．Coffee

C．Tea

D．Lunch

12.

A．consider

B．understand

C．accept

D．think

13.

A．like

B．love

C．used to like

D．liking

14.

A．answered

B．explained

C．refused

D．promised

15.

A．gas

B．tea

C．strength

D．energy

16.

A．calling

B．call

C．to call

D．called

17.

A．until

B．before

C．since

D．when

18.

A．could

B．can

C．would

D．wanted

19.

A．accident

B．incident

C．experience

D．surprise

20.

A．hit

B．injury

C．hurt

D．frighten

7 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21—40 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also ________ on her career road.
Though the accident brought her bright career to a ________, she didn’t give up. In the ________ months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial ________ made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So ________ she wanted to go back to ________ after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sudha knew that she believed in ________ and could realize her dream, and ________ she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing — ________ to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.
After every public recital (个人表演), she ________ ask her dad about her performance. “You ________ have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get ________. In January 1984, Sudha made a historic ________ by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it ________ everyone to tears and this ________ pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the ________ question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.
Sudha’s comeback was ________ moving an event that a film producer ________ to make the story into a hit film. When someone asked Sudha how she had ________ to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.” ________ is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.1.

A．left alone

B．cut off

C．kept out

D．put out

2.

A．top

B．height

C．point

D．stop

3.

A．unforgettable

B．painful

C．busy

D．free

4.

A．flower

B．leg

C．gift

D．box

5.

A．strangely

B．gradually

C．heavily

D．strongly

6.

A．home

B．school

C．dancing

D．walking

7.

A．the doctor

B．the stage

C．herself

D．her dad

8.

A．however

B．even

C．since

D．therefore

9.

A．starting

B．remembering

C．wanting

D．learning

10.

A．could

B．would

C．should

D．might

11.

A．yet

B．ever

C．also

D．still

12.

A．in return

B．in turn

C．in surprise

D．in anger

13.

A．change

B．movement

C．comeback

D．promise

14.

A．made

B．moved

C．let

D．forced

15.

A．story

B．performance

C．decision

D．accident

16.

A．same

B．new

C．normal

D．interesting

17.

A．such

B．this

C．very

D．so

18.

A．allowed

B．pretended

C．refused

D．decided

19.

A．tried

B．managed

C．thought

D．imagined

20.

A．Nothing

B．Anything

C．Something

D．Everything